Section 3: Definitions

Unless the subject or the context otherwise requires, in this Act, here are the definitions –

(a) “court” means the Supreme Court, High Court or District Court, and this term also includes a court, other judicial body or authority authorized by law to proceed and adjudicate any specific types of criminal offences,

(b) “harbor” means supplying any person with food, drink, shelter, money, in-kind, clothes, arms, ammunition or means of transport, or helping or otherwise assisting any person to evade apprehension,

(c) “offence” means an act punishable by this Act or law,

(d) “law” means law for the time being in force,

(e) “act” means a series of acts, and this term also includes omission to do an act required by law to be done or commission of an act prohibited by law,

(f) “grave offence” means an offence punishable by a sentence of imprisonment for a term of more than three but less than ten years,

(g) “heinous offence” means an offence punishable by imprisonment for life or for a term of more than ten years,

(h) “body” means the body of a human being,

(i) “judge” means the authority of a court who proceeds, hears and adjudicates a case, and this term also includes any authority authorized to proceed, hear and adjudicate any specific type of criminal cases,

(j) “public servant” means any of the following persons:

(1) a person elected, nominated or appointed to any office with public accountability pursuant to the Constitution or other law,

(2) a person appointed to the service of the Government of Nepal or State Government or any other government service pursuant to law or a contract,

(3) a person elected, nominated or appointed to any office of a Local Level or District Assembly or a person appointed in any manner to the service of such Level or District Assembly,

(4) an office-bearer of a body corporate under full or majority ownership or control of the Government of Nepal, State Government or Local Level or a person appointed to the service of such body, or

(5)  a person otherwise appointed to, or holding, any office with public accountability.

(k) “Local Level” means a Village Body (Gownpalika) or Municipality,

(l) “body corporate” means a body established by any law or registered in accordance with law,

(m) “Constitution” means the Constitution of Nepal,

(n) “public document” means any of the following documents:

(1) a document passed by the Legislature,

(2) a document recording official acts performed by the President pursuant to the Constitution,

(3) a book, record or other document issued by the Government of Nepal, State Government or Local Level or offices under the Government of Nepal, State Government or Local Level or Constitutional Body or office-bearer, court or body established by an Act or Order, office of a body corporate under full or majority ownership or control of the Government of Nepal or maintained in the archive of such offices,

(4) a judgment, decision or order made by a court.